The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-21
ABOUT wOMEN.

Mrs. Crawford; Paris correspond
ent Of the London Daily News aut
Truth, is said to earn $4,000 a yeal
by her pen.
The Womau's Congress, Of which
Mrs Julia Ward Howe is president
will hold It's pext meeting in New
York City, October 10Th, 9Th aod
18th.
Each girl In Wellesley College per.
forms forty five minutes work each
day. There are 800 girls, and every
| girl is trained to do one kind Of work
quickly aud well.
The New England Woman Suffrage
| Association may be congratulated on
having held very teresting aud
useful convention 10 Newport. on
Thursday, August llth. afternoon
and evening.
Miss Charlotte Morrill,, of Brook
lyu, whose paper received such uni
vsrsal notice at Nj. Holyoke semi
centennial, has been spoken OF as the
possible successor Of Miss Freeman
as president of Wellesley College.
Miss Kate Field lectured in Alaska
10 u large aud attentive audience,
Her subject was IAN Evening With
Dickens" IL was a stran sight in
the mining camp of Juneau, the
largest town in Alaska, TO hear a
woman's lecture.
Mrs. DR.. Ellis, an American lady,
is physician TO the Queen OF Corca.
She has apartments IN the royal pal.
ace ut Seoul, aud receives yearly
salary which is equal to SIS 600 She
is expected TO visit the Qleen daily,
and remaius in call when Her Majesty
is indisposed.
However much the giving Of polit-
ical power to women may disagree
with our notions OF propriety, we
conclude that being required by that
first prerequ site TO greater happiness,
he law OF equal ire. dom, such a CON
cessi"n is unquestionably right aud
goOd.-Herbert Spencer.
A horrible Instance Of the iuhu.
manity OF courts toward women is
related in a New Orleans paper.
Carrie johnson, colored, was con
vicied OF stealing 30 cen aud sen.
fenced ~ one years hard labor in the
peuiten isry. Iu company with other
convict she was put 20 work on a
plaDtai ion where twenty.six men and
tour " men died IRON exposure aud
ii tire Ument, and she returned a
physical wreck, aud had to be put 10
the Charity Hospital. Is not this q
travesty on justice2
TIE Umrd silk Workers met 10
New York last week, aud voted that
the striking weavers in Bernstein =
six factory in West Twelfth street
should remain out until their demand
is grsnted-that no women shall be
employed on the looms. They have
been on the strike about two weeks,
aud vent out because u woman wa.
hired aud put 10 work. L. rs 10 be
hoped that the United Silk Workers
wall TAIL in their efforts h. prescribe
q woman worker. II women were
voters no such effort would be made.
The unhealthy fashion Of low
nerked and short sleeved dresses for
babes has come about sgain. In o
changesble climate like iours, this
mode o. dressing should not b,
adopted, however pretty dimpled
shoulders aud ms may look. With
short sleeves coral clasps are again
used, also ripy bracelets for little
eirls. or narrow ribbons tied about
the neck add wrists. The sensible
mother puts ell this folly behind her
aud covers her child's neck aud
arms with at least one thickness OF
muslin, adding q light kut sscque
on col days.-Mrs. 4. A. Whitaker
in Wonan's Interests.
Ia regard TO Michigan University,
Prof. Alexander Wiochell SAYS.
Women have the same privileg, .
10 the University OF Michigan as the
men, and they avail themselves Of
them % the same extent. There are
literally no Determinations made
here on account OF sex. Women
study literature, languages, science,
pharmacy, dentistry, mrdiciDe (ho
meopathic and regularly, aud Law.
They take the degrees Of A. b., u
b. s, y. c., NJ D., Phi. ID, Ill. d
ID. ID. s., etc. They study for ad
yanced degrcos--ibd ret them.
They cara equal hOpoTs With men.
They are more faithful, aud gcuer
ally make better atlainments, though
many men equal them. Ia some
medical courses they have separate
instruction and demonstrations. Pes
study law. None, perhaps, study
civil or mechanical engineering, but
some take mechanical draughtipg."
Mrs. Mary Duane Humphreys has
been presented with a magnificent
gold medal from the Life Saving
Benevolent Associ ,tiou Of New York,
for her heroism In "a ung . young
yirl from drowning on the llth Of
jay. Three little girls got beyond
their depth and were drowoing.
Mrs. Humphreys, who is an expert
swimmer, was driving past. She
saw At once the situation, and, with.
out q moments hesitation, she
plungsd ia with all her clothes on.
10 twcnty.eight feet OF water she
seized one Of the drowning girls, aud
coming toward shore was met by a
rowboa,, which offered 20 take her
10. Never mind mo-" she cried.
Throw me an oar aud go after those
two other children." The prcscnta.
ton was an entire surprise 90 Mrs
Humphreys, who said, GU receiving
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